Toy bank.



C. A. BAILEY.

TOY BANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19,1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onirica.

CHARLES A. BAILEY, OF CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO NA` TIONALNOVELTY CORPORATION, OF WESTFIELD, NEW YORK, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TOY BANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed May 19, 1906. Serial No. 317,749.

has for its principal object to provide a novelY construction of bank ofthat class in which one or more iigures are set into motion during theact of depositing a coin.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bank in which two ormore movable figures are so arranged as to be operated in successiveorder, or only the iirst may be set into motion, as desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an operating orcontrolling mechanism of simple construction and which is protected frominjury by the casing or bank structure proper.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in thematters hereinafter described and referred to in the appended claims. l

In the accompanying drawings, F igure-1 is a side elevation of a toybank constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the.

position of the parts in readiness to deposit a coin. Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing the positions after a coin has been depositedand the mechanism fully operated. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalelevation of the bank with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the saine on the line 4 4 ofFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail fperspective view of the sear and the rockshat which operates it, and Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the position ofthe head of the principal figure after the deposit of the coin.

Similar numerals of reference are eniployed to indicate correspondingparts.

The bank in general comprises a base 10, from one end of which rises acoin-rece tacle 11 in the form of a tree-stum and at t e opposite end ofthe base is the 'gure of a hunter 12, carrying a gun 13, pointed towardthe stump, the head of the hunter being bent forward as in the act ofsighting the gun. The stump or coin-receptacle has a coin-receivingopening 14, and the gun has a coin-rest 15, on which they coin is placedand from which it is discharged and passes through the openino 1.4.

tThe Figure. 12 is made in two sections, as usual in this general classof toys, and the parts are united by one or more bolts or rivets 17.

The barrel of the gun is arranged to receive a slidable stem 18, havingan enlarged head 19, between which and the breech end of the gun isarranged a coiled compressionspring 20. The head 2O has a reduced neck21, which extends through a longitudinal slot. in the upper portion-ofthe gun-barrel and carries a disk or projection 22,l against which therear edge of the coin is placed. The

barrel also carries a small nipple 23 in which an ordinary paperpercussion-cap may be placed.

To the rear or inner end of the stem 18 is secured a hammer 24, having aforwardlyprojecting head arranged to strike against and explode the capwhen the hammer moves forward. The hammer is further provided with acatch-shoulder 26 for engagement by a pivoted sear 27, that is heldelevated by a small spring 28.

The base 10 is provided with spaced bearings for the reception of arock-shaft 30, having at one end a rocker-arm 31, which is connected tothe seat by a rod or link 32, and on the rock-shaft is amanually-operable trigger 35. When the trigger is depressed, the shaftis turned and the sear is pulled down to disengage the hammer, whereuponthe hammer moves forward under the impulse of spring 20, and the coin isdischarged through the opening 14 into the coin-receptacle. At the sametime the percussion-cap in nipple 23 is exploded.

In order to add to the attractiveness of the device, the head of thefigure is pivoted on a pin 34 and is provided with a downward andrearward extending arm 35', which rests on a horizontal flange 36,carried by the hammer when the latter is retracted or cocked. The headfurther carries a small spring 37, the lower end of which bears againstthe springsupport and tends to throw the head backward to the positionshown in Figs. 2 and 6.

When the gun is cocked-that is, ready to discharge a coin into thereceptacle-the arm 35 rests on the flange 36, and the head is IOO . willmove the latter to the open position.

forwardly inclined, as in the act of sighting the gun. When the hammermoves forward, the flange passes from under the arm and the spring thenacts to throw the head back, the parts remaining in this position untilthe gun is again cocked.

The tree-stump or coin-receptacle is provided with a hinged cover 40,which is normally closed and conceals the head of another figure,(abean) which may be made to rise upward to the position shown in Fig. 2by a further movement of the rock-shaft 30.

The head of the bear is hollow and rests on a compression-spring 41, thelower end of which is supported by a cross bar or .flange 42. From thehead depends a bar 43, provided with a lug 44, which limits its upwardmovement by engaging the cross bar or flange 42. Near the lower end ofthe bar is a shoulder 46, engaged by a pivoted catch-bar 47, that isheld in operative position by means of a spring 48. The lower end of thecatch-bar has a laterally-extended arm 49, provided with a curved end,which may be engaged by an arm 50, carried by the rook-shaft 30.

If the operator wishes to expose the head of the bear, the trigger,after releasing the Sear 27, is further depressed and the arm 50 pushesthe catch-bar 47 from the shoulder 46, allowing spring 41 to elevate thehead, and the latter striking against the lid or cover (Shown in Fig.2.) To readjust the parts, it

A is merely necessary to force the head down until the catch-b arrengages the shoulder 46. A suitable shield 52 is placed in front ofthemechanism in the coin-receptacle in order to avoid stoppage of theoperation by the inserted coins.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let-f ters Patent, is-

1. In a toy bank, a coin-receptacle, a spring-actuated coin-dischargingmember arranged in front of the receptacle, a spring-actuated figure inthe receptacle, and a releasing means common to both spring-actuatedmeans and adapted to release them in successive order.

2. In a toy bank, a coin-receptacle, a iigure arranged in advance ofthereceptacle and carrying a coin-rest, a spring-actuated coindischargingmember, a hammer carried thereby, a cap-nipple in the path of thehammer, a spring-pressed sear for locking the hammer in retractedposition, a rock-shaft, means for connecting the roclcshaft to the sear,a trigger carried by the reck-shaft, a spring-actuated figure in thereceptacle and a releasing means therefor, said releasing means beingunder the control of said rock-shaft, substantially as described.

3. In a toy bank, a coin-receptacle, a movable ligure arranged therein,a spring Jfor acl tuating the same, means for holding the iigureretracted and the spring under stress, a spring-actuatedcoin-discharging member, means for holding said member retracted, andits spring under stress, a rock-shaft, a trigger thereon, and a pair ofrocker-arms carried by the shaft and arranged to release iirst thedischarging member and then the movable ligure; substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. A. BAILEY.

